• saigot@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Groceries?

    Food stamps. It definitely would be nice to have a government owned food bank. This is a bit of a weird one because the line between luxury food and necessity food is blurry and complex. It certainly is a system that is also in need of reform

    Electricity?

    About half owned by the government why I live, the other half is highly regulated, companies dont really get a choice of what to charge. It’s also illegal where i am to cut off electricity during winter months where it really is 100% a need. If they don’t really get to choose who there customers are or how much they charge, aren’t the real customer the government? I think this would be a pretty good model for land ownership.

    Fuel?

    Not really a basic need, I haven’t used any in a couple years. The car cartels are certainly a huge threat to people’s basic freedoms.

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        1 year ago

        IIRC natural gas where I am is controlled by the same government org electricity is, so similar restriction apply.

        I get charged a solid 30bucks a month to have it as a backup to my heatpump which is very annoying.